I heard Zimmerman's brother on the radio this morning saying it was unfair to say Trayvon was "unarmed" because he was armed with the sidewalk.
Next thing you now, black people will be armed when they have their arms.
You always think harder is better. Maybe next time I patrol, I should carry bricks and use a stake made out of butter.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2013 4:22:13 pm PDT #29188 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Jul 14, 2013 4:24:14 pm PDT #29189 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I mean, I'm pretty sure I'm unarmed sitting here on my sofa, but then again, there is a lamp nearby. Also I'm white.
Hil R. - Jul 14, 2013 4:24:17 pm PDT #29190 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Wasn't the lawyer arguing in court that Trayvon was armed with the sidewalk? I think I saw some clips of that.
The point where I decided that I couldn't read this person's status updates anymore was when she reposted a graphic from a group called "No Lapdog Media" that said, "11,000 blacks have been killed since Trayvon Martin. 94% of them were killed by other blacks."
Amy - Jul 14, 2013 4:24:50 pm PDT #29191 of 30001
Because books.
What does "armed with the sidewalk" even mean? I mean, really?
erikaj - Jul 14, 2013 4:28:05 pm PDT #29192 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Then when I have road rash, it's really Grievous Assault and I should sue. I've been beaten by several maladjusted and shifty sidewalks.
Jesse - Jul 14, 2013 4:29:00 pm PDT #29193 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys, I feel like the Hulk. I am pretty good at ignoring shit, but once I start thinking about it for even one minute, I am insta-rage. That's my secret: I'm always angry.
sj - Jul 14, 2013 4:30:35 pm PDT #29194 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Wasn't the lawyer arguing in court that Trayvon was armed with the sidewalk? I think I saw some clips of that.
Yes, and for some strange reason the court allowed him to bring in a giant piece of concrete to demonstrate his point.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2013 4:31:24 pm PDT #29195 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Also I'm white.
Flaunt your unarmed privilege, why don't you?
Kate P. - Jul 14, 2013 4:36:02 pm PDT #29196 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
What does "armed with the sidewalk" even mean? I mean, really?
I seriously cannot make any sense of this.
You guys, I feel like the Hulk. I am pretty good at ignoring shit, but once I start thinking about it for even one minute, I am insta-rage. That's my secret: I'm always angry.
I hear you, Jesse. Though for me, it's insta-rage that immediately becomes crushing hopelessness.
Amy - Jul 14, 2013 4:40:16 pm PDT #29197 of 30001
Because books.
Though for me, it's insta-rage that immediately becomes crushing hopelessness.
This.